Henry Paulson Quotes

I have concluded that the U.N. can do a few things well.

International cooperation, multilateralism is indispensable.

It is simply not feasible for sovereignty to be exercised unilaterally by individual nation-states, however powerful. It is a principle which will yield only slowly and reluctantly to the imperatives of global environmental cooperation.

International politics is no longer a zero-sum game but a multi-dimensional arena where cooperation and competition often occur simultaneously. Gone is the age of blood feuds. World leaders are expected to lead in turning threats into opportunities.

World peace is no longer some pie-in-the-sky thing, because no single person or country is going to solve it on their own.

There are differences in the world community. But we have a common interest in a strong multilateral system.

If the U.N. didn't exist, we'd be inventing it right now.

I think that we had a different view of what the 21st century could be like, with much more of a sense, from our perspective, of trying to have an interdependent world: looking at solving regional conflicts, having strength in alliances, operating within some kind of a sense that we were part of the international community and not outside of it.

Peace and security of our planet must be based on the collective action of all nations, not a few, however powerful they may be.

... assertive multilateralism.

Global coherence demands a permanent strategic cooperation culture at all levels.

I am totally committed to the cooperation between the African Union and the United Nations.

China and the U.S. need each other very badly. Yes, we should argue about some things, but it's not an 'us versus them,' it's an 'us and them' type scenario.

The U.N. brings everybody together. And without it, we can't deal with Ebola or terrorism or climate change. But it's 70 years old. It's tired. It's acquired a lot of bad habits. And often it feels like only new bad habits get added and old bad habits don't get taken away.

The U.N. was created for people.

All the major problems of the world today are global in essence, and they cannot be solved unless through some kind of global cooperation. It's not just climate change, which is, like, the most obvious example people give. I think more in terms of technological disruption.

NATO and the EU have also agreed on permanent arrangements on consultation and cooperation between themselves.

For future geopolitical stability and global prosperity, we need to build a culture of greater trust and understanding between China, America and the rest of the world.

What governments and people don't realise is that sometimes the collective interest - the international interest - is also the national interest.

As long as the problem of world reconstruction remains the center of interest for all nations, blocs having similar attitudes will form and operate even within the League itself.

I believe that our national security lies not just in protecting our borders, but in bridging divides.

During the three decades of its existence, the effectiveness of the United Nations has, on the whole, tended to decrease, particularly in the field of peace and security and, more generally, all issues in which the developed countries feel they have important stakes.

Russia and the U.S. must jointly manage expectations to ensure that attempts to 'reset' our relationship succeed.

There are nearly 200 countries and a population of over 6 billion in today's world. International affairs should be addressed by all countries through consultations rather than monopolised by a few powers.

The U.N. can be very frustrating and at times impotent, but it can also be a valuable forum for discussion and resolution of world problems. We should not walk away from it just because it's failed to live up to its promise.